This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2021. It’s the biggest change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Microsoft pledged $500 million for affordable housing in January. Five months later, Google said it would invest $1 billion to help the Bay Area housing crisis. Amazon and Salesforce also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a landmark change in the way Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are established for more than 42 million people who use these benefits to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the pandemic-induced inequality gap keeps widening, this underlines the importance for countries to build back better as they emerge from the worst recession facing the world since the great…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While nonprofit and for-profit organizations differ in that nonprofits are mission-driven and for-profits are profit-driven, both seek to provide value to their constituents or customers, so it’s critical to maximize…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Where should responsibility for improving corporate sustainability sit? While a rising number of organizations are appointing chief sustainability officers, many leaders will argue that businesses cannot isolate sustainability in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Social Progress Imperative’s 2020 Social Progress Index recently ranked how well countries prioritize environmental and social issues. The SPI represents a full-fledged view of each country’s performance on those issues without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State leaders have proven to be some of our nation’s greatest champions for confronting the climate crisis in recent years, passing strong laws and policies to address some of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I picked up a lot of new habits over the past year. With the pandemic scrambling “life as usual,” everything from how I eat, sleep, and exercise to how I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unfortunately, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report makes it completely clear that this will not be considered an unusual year when it comes to floods, fires, drought and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s hard not to pay attention to the rise of alternative meat and dairy products after witnessing the market response to Beyond Meat’s 2019 initial public offering, which saw a 163…